Kevin McSweeney
Topsides Preparation & Removal Lead, TAQA Group
AMIChemE – Associate Member, Institution of Chemical Engineers | PMP – Project Management Professional
Module: Topsides Preparation, Removal & EPRD Execution
Biography
Kevin McSweeney is a senior decommissioning project leader within TAQA Group, specialising in topsides preparation and removal execution within the UK North Sea.
He has played a key leadership role in major offshore removal campaigns, including the Brae Bravo topsides removal programme. His work has centred on the Engineering, Preparation, Removal and Disposal (EPRD) phase, ensuring offshore facilities are technically ready, structurally prepared and operationally aligned for safe heavy lift execution.
Kevin’s responsibility spans structural readiness, systems isolation, contractor coordination and offshore execution governance. He works across engineering, operations and supply chain interfaces to ensure that preparation activity translates into safe, efficient and controlled removal campaigns.
With more than 22 years of offshore project experience across the North Sea, North America and West Africa, Kevin brings deep expertise in asset transition from late-life operations through to physical removal.
Earlier in his career, he held senior delivery roles across major capital projects and brownfield modifications, providing the technical and operational grounding that informs his leadership of large-scale topsides removal programmes.
Kevin is an Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and a certified Project Management Professional.
Experience & Expertise
- Topsides preparation and removal leadership
- EPRD programme execution
- Brae Bravo removal campaign delivery
- Structural readiness and offshore heavy lift preparation
- Contractor coordination and offshore campaign governance
- Late-life asset transition planning
- Major offshore project delivery across UK and international assets
- Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (AMIChemE)
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Training Course Module
Kevin McSweeney delivers his Lean Decom training course module, ‘Topside Preparation and Removal’. In this module, he provides a detailed walkthrough of the Engineering, Preparation, Removal, and Disposal (EPRD) journey for the Brae Bravo platform, outlining the critical sequencing required to transition one of the North Sea’s largest topsides from an unmanned state to final removal.
Kevin focuses discusses strategic decision and management of lump-sum contracts, the importance of a rigorous materials inventory to prevent costly project variations, and the technical complexities of module splicing. He also shares professional guidance on managing heavy-lift contractor interfaces to ensure operational readiness and regulatory compliance.
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